Overview
          755
                  Total Population
                42.6
                  Median age
                52.58%
                  Female population %
                90.2:100
                  Gender ratio (M:F)
                15-19 years
                  Largest age group
                59.3
                  Total dependency ratio
                White
                  Largest racial group
                Zero
                  Hispanic population
                Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Lee town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Lee town is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Lee town's population under 18 was 25.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Lee town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Lee town, 20.00% were under the age of 15, 16.29% aged 15 to 29, 46.49% aged 30 to 64, 12.32% aged 65 to 84, and 4.90% were 85 years of age and older.
 
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Gender
There are 39 more females than males in Lee town:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.58% females and 47.42% males in Lee, Maine.
- The Lee, Maine gender ratio is 90.2:100 i.e. 90.2 men to 100 women (0.902).
- For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 45.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 71.
 
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Race / Ethnicity
Lee town's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Lee town population: 96.82% are White, 0.79% are Black or African American and 2.38% are multiracial.
- Lee town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 755 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Lee town is White with a population of 731 (96.82% of the total population).
 
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Year by year
Lee town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 921 in the year 2010
- From 2000 to 2010, Lee town's population increased by 78 (9.25%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Lee town's population decreased by 3 (0.33%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lee town's population was lowest in year 2009 at 815.
 
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)
